ABB and China’s King Long to develop E-bus with world’s fastest flash-charger
ABB and King Long Motor Group
have signed an agreement to jointly develop an e-bus with world’s fastest flash-charger for China’s booming battery-electric public transportation market.
The e-bus
will feature ABB’s TOSA flash-charging system that tops up the battery in just seconds while passengers get on and off the bus.
This avoids the need to take the vehicle out of service for recharging every few hours or having a replacement bus ready, thus minimizing the size of the fleet.
For demonstration to customers, the partners are building a pilot project in China.
King Long
will design and assemble the e-bus, while ABB will provide the TOSA flash-charging solution consisting of a wayside feeding station, an energy transfer system and an onboard battery charger.